Black Opal established in 1986, comes from a place of untamed territories and unspoiled land. This is Australia, the land they call "Oz". The land down under. Brimming with life, Australia is a dreamland rich in culture, diversity and natural history. This is apparent in the crystal blue skies above, in the red landscape, even the glistening opal, and a gem that dates back 60 million years.
Among Australia's magnificent opals, one glows even brighter - the black opal. Like their namesake, Black Opal wines are purely Australian, offering up the glowing mystique that is Australia. Tap the truly Australian Black Opal wines and discover the mystery. Black Opal's winemaking philosophy is to make and blend wine from a number of vineyards in order to produce wine of a specific predetermined style, with access to a number of vineyards and regions enables consistent high quality wine of perfect balance and character to be made. The Black Opal wines are sourced from vineyards found in South Australia along the Limestone Coast, at Langhorne Creek, including McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and in the infamous, Barossa Valley.
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Black Opal established in 1986, comes from a place of untamed territories and unspoiled land. This is Australia, the land they call "Oz". The land down under. Brimming with life, Australia is a dreamland rich in culture, diversity and natural history. This is apparent in the crystal blue skies above, in the red landscape, even the glistening opal, and a gem that dates back 60 million years.
Among Australia's magnificent opals, one glows even brighter - the black opal. Like their namesake, Black Opal wines are purely Australian, offering up the glowing mystique that is Australia. Tap the truly Australian Black Opal wines and discover the mystery. Black Opal's winemaking philosophy is to make and blend wine from a number of vineyards in order to produce wine of a specific predetermined style, with access to a number of vineyards and regions enables consistent high quality wine of perfect balance and character to be made. The Black Opal wines are sourced from vineyards found in South Australia along the Limestone Coast, at Langhorne Creek, including McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and in the infamous, Barossa Valley.
For more brand information, visit our trade page
John Albaugh
Winemaker
A native-born Californian, John Allbaugh graduated from California State University, Stanislaus with a degree in Chemistry. After graduating, John took extensive viticulture and enology courses at UC Davis and started making wine in 2005. His passion for winemaking is fueled by the memories that he has created with friends and family over a glass of wine.
